All the Children Are Home

by Patry Francis, Patrick Zeller (Read by), Kimberly Woods (Read by), Mia Barron (Read by), Nora Hunter (Read by)

Overview

A sweeping saga in the vein of Ask Again, Yes following a foster family through almost a decade of dazzling triumph and wrenching heartbreak—from the author of The Orphans at Race Point.

Set in the late 1950s through 1960s in a small town in Massachusetts, All the Children Are Home follows the Moscatelli family—Dahlia and Louie, foster parents, and their long-term foster children Jimmy, Zaidie, and Jon—and the irrevocable changes in their lives when a six-year-old indigenous girl, Agnes,  comes to live with them.

When Dahlia decided to become a foster mother, she had a few caveats: no howling newborns, no delinquents, and above all, no girls. A harrowing incident years before left her a virtual prisoner in her own home, forever wary of the heartbreak and limitation of a girl’s life.

Eleven years after they began fostering, Dahlia and Louie consider their family complete, but when the social worker begs them to take a young girl who has been horrifically abused and neglected, they can’t say no.

Six-year-old Agnes Juniper arrives with no knowledge of her Native American heritage or herself beyond a box of trinkets given to her by her mother and dreamlike memories of her sister. As the years pass and outside forces threaten to tear them apart, the children, now young adults, must find the courage and resilience to save themselves and each other. Heartfelt and enthralling, All the Children Are Home is a moving testament to the enduring power of love in the face of devastating loss.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781799953005
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	04/13/2021
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 6.10(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Patry Francis was the author of All the Children Are Home, The Orphans of Race Point and The Liar’s Diary, as well as the blog “100 Days of Discipline for Writers.” Her short stories and poetry appeared in the Tampa Review, Antioch Review, Colorado Review, Ontario Review, and American Poetry Review, among other publications. She was a three-time nominee for the Pushcart Prize and twice the recipient of the Mass Cultural Council grant.

Nora Hunter has narrated several audiobooks, including The Ballad of Aramei by J. A. Redmerski and Beyond This Point Are Monsters by Margaret Miller. Her reading of One for the Murphys won her an AudioFile Earphones Award.

Mia Barron has worked at theaters in New York and around the country. Her film and television credits include The Guiding Light and the independent feature The F Word. She has won an AudioFile Earphones Award, and in 2003 she was awarded the Publishers Weekly Listen Up Award for her audiobook narration.

A husband and father of two, Patrick Zeller has been acting professionally on stage, screen, or in front of a mic for over twenty-five years. He holds a BFA in acting from Emerson College, where he trained under voice guru Kristin Linklater, and an MFA in classical theater from The-Old-Globe-and-University-of-San-Diego-Shiley-Graduate-Theatre-Program (they don't give you the degree until you can say it all in one breath).

Patrick cowrote and stars in a hilarious web series about stay at home dads, Packed, available on Roku. He has the distinct pleasure of playing trouble maker Joey Novak on General Hospital, and has picked up multiple SOVAS for his work as Major DeLancie in T. J. London's Rebels and Redcoats Saga. As long as he's listening to or telling stories, he's happy.

Kimberly Woods is an actress and producer, known for Crazed, Heartprints, and Cartoon Hook-Ups.

Editorial Reviews

A gorgeous and powerful exploration of unconditional love—masterful in scope and saturated with breathtaking truths on every page.”

author of Strangers in Budapest Jessica Keener